Blog

Speaker, 51 percent Crypto Research Podcast, November 20, 2018

The legality of ICOs Etherdelta, Paragon and Airfox enforcement actions The legality of security tokens and exchanges Will all ICOs have to return investor money How the SEC is positioning in the space The BAKKT Delay ETF timing and impact Much, much more.   Listen to podcast at the link below. https://fiftyonepercent.podbean.com/e/scott-andersen-a-former-prosecutors-take-on-the-legality-of-crypto-icos-returning-funds-and-sec-enforcement-actions/

Read More

Speaker, Initial Coin Offering (ICO) Regulations: New Opportunities, New Risks – The Knowledge Group Webinar, November 15, 2018

https://www.theknowledgegroup.org/webcasts/initial-coin-offering-regulations/#webcast-portal The Knowledge Group webinar focusing on ICOs, STOs, securities regulations and enforcement actions.  Other Panelists included Seth W. Goettelman, Principal, Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit; Harvey Kesner, CEO, Darisolutions; and David G. Adams, Attorney, Clifford Chance.

Read More

Speaker, Guest Lecturer at Campbell University Law School, Raleigh, NC on the JOBS Act, Blockchain and CryptoCurrency, November 13, 2018

Discussion of the JOBS Act, crowdfunding and blockchain/cryptocurrency before the Global Corporate Compliance class.

Read More

Speaker, Annual Blockchain and Crypto Currency Investor Conference, September 26, 2018, New York, NY

Participant on SEC regulatory panel, Blockchain and Regulation: Peter D. Hatzipetros, President, and Founder of Petros Law Group, Scott Andersen, Scott Andersen is principal at Andersen, P.C., finLawyer.com| George S. Georgiades, General Counsel at Prime Trust | Gary Ross, Co-Founder of Ross & Shulga PLLC | Chi-Ru Jou, Partner at CKR Law | Max Dilendorf, Managing partner…

Read More

FinLaw: Helicopter Regulators and the Right to Choose Your Own Investments

Compliments to Hester Pierce, who is asking the right questions and stated the following at a recent speech: "It puzzles me that it is so difficult for those of us who regulate the securities markets to understand this concept; after all, capital markets are all about taking risk, and queasiness around risk-taking is particularly inapt.…

Read More

FinLaw: Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser inadequate cyber security procedure and control cases will be SEC and FINRA priority for many years to come

A new SEC enforcement case a against dully registered broker-dealer and investment adviser for deficient cyber security procedures under Reg S-P and Reg S-ID resulting in sanctions and a $1 million civil money penalty. Expect to see many, many more, and similar FINRA cases coming soon.  https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2018/34-84288.pdf

Read More

Speaker, City Blockchain Summit, June 20, 2018, Los Angeles, CA

https://livestream.com/MediaShares/City-Blockchain-Los-Angeles/videos/176583751 Speaker on panel at conference held at UCLA. SEC & IRS REGULATIONS “WHAT’S NEXT FOR BLOCKCHAIN TOKENS & ICO’S” Moderator: ANDREW DIX, Founder CROWDFUNDINSIDER Panel: SCOTT ANDERSEN, ESQ.| MICHAEL HOMEIER, ESQ. / MORVAREED SALEHPOUR, ESQ./  CHARLES KAUFMAN, ESQ. | GEOFFREY ASHBURNE, ESQ. 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM  

Read More

Speaker, The Full Stack Capital Raise – Technology, Regulation & Opportunity, webinar June 19, 2018

https://info.investormanagementservices.com/june-2018-webinar-ims-venture-co Speaker at Investor Management Services (IMS) webinar focusing on technology in capital raising, the issuer exemption, and Section 15 broker-dealer registration requirements. Other Panelists included Ron Sossi - VP of Business Development at IMS, Greg Brown - Head of Real Estate at Venture.co, and Graeme Humphreys - Chief Financial Officer at Lafayette RE LLC.

Read More

FINLAW: CAN A SECURITY TOKEN LATER CHANGE INTO A NON-SECURITY? (PART II)

Is it possible that a security token can later become a utility token? According to a speech today by the SEC's Director of Corporate Finance William Hinman, the answer is yes.  This is big news for the cryptocurrency market.  As I blogged about six weeks ago, if the SEC decides that a security token can later…

Read More

Speaker, Blockchain Law Summit, May 24, 2018, Los Angeles, CA

  https://www.cryptofundingsummit.com/lawsummit Panel: Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Regulations in US and Abroad Speakers:Scott Andersen | Principal At FinLawyer.Com (Andersen, P.C.)Seth Goettelman | Attorney In Gould & Ratner LLP Nima Maleki | Corporate Counsel At ‎Velton Zegelman Jason Gottlieb | Partner At Morrison Cohen LLP Felix Shipkevich | Attorney And Principal Of Shipkevich PLLC Moderator: Robert Kim | ‎Legal Editor At Bloomberg Law…

Read More